Deal’s Number at Egan’s Ballard Jam House

Fresh off an appearance at Monktail’s Sounds Outside Festival Aug 4, Deal’s Number plays an intimate show in Ballard in celebration of their new CD on Monktail Records – Show Me What Ya Workin With . Show Me is the 7th release on the Monktail label, and the third from the independent label in 2007. The CD features Bill Monto on saxophones and Monktail founders John Seman and Mark Ostrowski on bass and percussion. The bassist and drummer have been improvising together since 1990, and performing with Monto since 2000. Joining the trio on stage at Egan’s will be guitarist Stephen Parris of Special O.P.S. and pianist Stephen Fandrich. Parris is featured on the upcoming Special O.P.S . disc Arm Me (Monktail) and Fandrich directs the Seattle Harmonic Voices whose double-disc Harmonic Voice was released by Monktail in May. Deal’s Number will also be performing August 3 at the Fremont First Friday Art Walk, 8 PM under the Lenin Statue in Fremont. Come find us and say Nostrovia!